Trump’s ever-changing rationale for war on Iran – how the story has shifted

Regime change, nuclear threat - or something else? US officials seem unable to land on one coherent reason for war

When the United States launched Operation Epic Fury last Saturday, the Trump administration had a major communications question to figure out: how to explain to the American public, Congress, and the world why it had just started a war with Iran.

During war time, talking points and propaganda reflexively fly in every direction, but the Trump administration still hasn't been able to land on one coherent answer.